Are Your Mistakes Preventing Your Business to Succeed?

To continue our discussion of the book “Will Your Next Mistake be Fatal,”the author listed very interesting insights in the last chapter of the book. Some of these insights are definitely worth pondering upon: Fly the airplane: It is easy to get distracted and there are times when you need to have a stern talk [...]

Will Your Next Mistake be Fatal? A Book Summary

A key element of achieving success in business is making as few mistakes as possible, especially those that can prove fatal to the business. Robert E. Mittelstaedt Jr. in his book “Will Your Next Mistake Be Fatal? Avoiding the Chain of Mistakes that Can Destroy Your Organization” (Wharton School Publishing, September 28, 2004) shows how [...]

Garage Success Stories

What is it with garages that entice success? As pointed out at TelegraphIndia.com, some of the biggest success stories in the field of technology, computing and Web started their businesses from their garages. David Packard and William Hewlett launched Hewlett-Packard Co. in a garage. Steve Jobs and Steve Wozniak started Apple Computer Inc. in the [...]

Making Millions from Dog Poop

Ok, I thought I have seen it all, but it is just amazing to read about an entrepreneur who made money — and a lot of money at that — from picking up dog poops! Not only is there business in picking up dog’s poop, but there is potentially good business in various parts of [...]

Goal-Free Living: How to Have the Life You Want NOW!

Aristotle once said, “Man is a goal seeking animal. His life only has meaning if he is reaching out and striving for his goals.” We’ve been taught that the single most important step in any major accomplishment is setting a specific goal. Having a goal keeps our mind focused on that goal, and allows us [...]

The Changing Mindset of Women when Shopping

According to the website FrankaboutWomen.com, women’s shopping behavior is changing. Women are doing more comparison shopping. They are more aggressively looking for sales. They’re spending more conservatively due to concerns about the economy. And they’re more likely buying necessity items rather than “frivolous” items. Their studies also point out that retail therapy is on rise [...]

Secrets to Success of Top Business Leaders

If you want to know the secrets to success of top business leaders, check out Business 2.0′s December 2005 issue. They interviewed 30 top business visionaries (the best of the best) — from Warren Buffett to Richard Branson to Russell Simmons and many more — and asked them the single philosophy they swear by. The [...]

Welcome to Entrepreneur Success Stories!

What makes for successful entrepreneurship? Why does some entrepreneurs succeed, while many others fail? How do you ensure that your business will be successful? These are the questions that this blog would like to explore. We will share with you stories of successful entrepreneurs, reasons for their success, tips to attaining success, and ways to [...]